Islamic State chief in Greater Sahara killed by French forces, says President Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has mentioned army forces have killed Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi — Islamic State chief in Greater Sahara. French President Emmanuel Macron has mentioned army forces have killed Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi — Islamic State chief in Greater Sahara.French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned on Wednesday that French army forces had killed Islamic militant Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the chief of Islamic State within the Greater Sahara.

“It’s another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel,” Macron mentioned in a tweet, with out disclosing the situation of the operation.Sahrawi was the historic chief of Islamic State within the Sahel area of West Africa and his group focused U.S. troopers in a lethal assault in 2017, Macron’s workplace mentioned. In August 2020, Sahrawi personally ordered the killing of six French charity employees and their Nigerien driver, it added.Read: Kerala’s ISIL-Ok menaceMacron mentioned in July that France would quickly start reshaping its pressure within the Sahel, the place it has been on the entrance line of the battle towards Islamist militants, and would finally halve its army presence.With no obvious finish in sight to France’s operations and political turmoil particularly in Mali, Paris had grown annoyed.Read: Pakistan re-strategises its Ok Policy after Taliban takeover in AfghanistanClick right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.